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NZ INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL 2023
Saturdays 13 and 20 May, 10pm at Te Auaha
Director's Note
Director's notes aren't usual for this festival but hey, why not :) We've had so much fun performing this show at Fringe and then at Autumn Laughs with Wellington Comedy, and it is genuinely a thrill to bring it to the NZ International Comedy Festival. We are forever grateful to the Perth and Melbourne iterations for their blessing to perform this show and add our own kiwi flavour. We hope our brand of joyful, silly improv brings you laughs aplenty. Thanks for coming!
Ngā mihi nui,
Jen
Production Team
Director: Jennifer O'Sullivan
Producer: Elliot Lam
Marketing: Dianne Pulham
Graphic Design and App Development: Matt Powell
Lighting Design: Sam Irwin
Huge Thanks To
Cast & Crew
Saturday 13 May
HEARTS
Gab Raz
Wiremu Tuhiwai
Guanny Liu-Prosee (Swing)
BONES
Megan Connolly
Jed Davies
Elliott Lam
MC: Malcolm Morrison
Scorekeeper: Nina Hogg
Musician: Matt Hutton
Lights: Sam Irwin
Saturday 20 May
HEARTS
Matt Powell
Sam Irwin
Dianne Pulham
BONES
Guanny Liu-Prosee
Steven Youngblood
Alayne Dick
MC: Jennifer O'Sullivan
Scorekeeper: Elliott Lam
Musician: Liam Kelly
Lights: Malcolm Morrison
Swing: Austin Harrison
nz fringe 2023
17, 18 Feb and 10, 11 March, 8:30pm at BATS Theatre, part of Fringe Festival 2023
Director's Note
Ten years ago I saw The Big HOO-HAA! in Melbourne. Seven years ago I sat down for brunch with Libby Klysz in Perth and asked heaps of questions. One year ago I zoomed with Sam Longley and got permission. Six months ago I gathered a collection of improvisors that inspire and delight me and starting making plans. Three months ago tickets went on sale. And now... we are here.
The Big HOO-HAA! is joyful, silly, challenging, and fun; not only for our audience who get taken on a ride from hilarious happy-failure games through to more complex mid-form story telling, but also for our players who get to stretch themselves as performers, MCs, operators, and musicians. I am so thrilled to bring this dynamic powerhouse of a show to Aotearoa's shores.
Amidst the disaster and stress of our 'new normal' (we launch during NZ's third ever National State of Emergency) sometimes we just need some lighthearted escapism, to refresh and refill ourselves with laughter and joy and nonsense before we get back into the mahi. The Big HOO-HAA! is here for you in those moments. Stay safe, stay silly, do what you can to help others and yourselves, and thank you for coming to our show.
Ngā mihi nui,
Jen
Production Team
Director: Jennifer O'Sullivan
Producer: Elliot Lam
Marketing: Dianne Pulham
Graphic Design and App Development: Matt Powell
Lighting Design: Sam Irwin
Huge Thanks To
Fringe Festival 2023
BATS Theatre
Wellington City Council's Creative Communities
Sam Longley
Libby Klysz
Pippa Drakeford-Croad
Anna Renzenbrink
Cast & Crew
Friday 17 February
HEARTS
Megan Connolly
Jed Davies
Guanny Liu-Prosee
BONES
Malcolm Morrison
Elliot Lam
Tara McEntee
MC: Jennifer O'Sullivan
Scorekeeper: Matt Powell
Musician: Matt Hutton
Lights: Sam Irwin
Swing: Ben Jardine
Saturday 18 February
HEARTS
Liz Butler
Sam Irwin
Maria Williams
BONES
Ben Jardine
Dianne Pulham
Gab Raz
MC: Malcolm Morrison
Scorekeeper: Alayne Dick
Musician: Matt Hutton
Lights & Swing: Jennifer O'Sullivan
Friday 10 March
HEARTS
Jennifer O'Sullivan
Steven Youngblood
Elliot Lam
BONES
Nina Hogg
Matt Powell
Wiremu Tuhiwai
MC: Tara McEntee
Scorekeeper: Sam Irwin
Musician: Liam Kelly
Lights: Malcolm Morrison
Swing: Jed Davies
Saturday 11 March
HEARTS
Alayne Dick
Guanny Liu-Prosee
Dianne Pulham
BONES
Jed Davies
Matt Hutton
Gab Raz
MC: Liz Butler
Scorekeeper: Wiremu Tuhiwai
Musician: Liam Kelly
Lights: Sam Irwin
Swing: Steven Youngblood